Draft-equalizer



(No Model.)

G. J. KAPLAN. DRAFT EQUALIZBR.

No. 429,035. Patented May 27, 1890.

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GODFREY J. KAPLAN, OF OWVATONNA, MINNESOTA.

DRAFT-EQUALIZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,035, dated May 27,1890.

Application filed December 23, 1889- Serial. No. 334,637. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GODFREY J. KAPLAN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Owatonna, in the county of Steele and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDraft-Equalizers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The figure of the drawing is a representation of the invention and is aperspective View.

This invention relates to four-horse eveners or draft-equalizers; and itconsists in the novel construction and combination of parts, ashereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates a long evener-barpivoted at one end to the pole G, and A a shorter evener-banpivoted tothe barA beyond the pivotal point of the latter and extending over thepole G on the opposite side, to which extension is centrally pivoted thedoubletree D by means of a clip 0. Adoubletree D is clipped in a similarmanner at the extreme end of the long evener-bar A, and'similar clipsare employed for pivoting the singletrees B to the two doubletrees. Tothe back of the evener-bar A, near its outer end,is secured by a pivotedclip 0' a rod and chain E, connected together, the said chain extendingback and working over a pulley C on the rear of the pole G and extendingdown in a nearly parallel manner on the opposite side of the latter toconnect with the clip (1, pivoted to the short evener-bar A.

H is a stop secured to the upper part of the pole G, a little removedfrom the rear of the bars retain their normal position at a right angleto the pole. Should the team at the end of the long evener-bar A drawahead suddenly, the short evener-bar A will en gage the stop H in itsrear,whereby its further backward movement will be arrested, and thusprevent the horse near the pole from being drawn too suddenly againstthe latter. The short evenerbar A is provided with pins M, seatedtherein, one on each of the clips securing the doubletree thereto, tolimit the lateral play of the latter in either direction, and thusenable the team to maintain its proper relative position on either sideof the pole.

The long evener-bar Ais provided with perforations g g at properintervals, whereby the position of the doubletree may be shifted to agreater or less distance from the pole, as oooasion may require, whenthree or four horses are employed.

IVhat I claim as new is- Y The combination of the unequal evenerbars AA, pivoted together and to the wagonpole, the doubletrees D D, clipped,respectively, thereto at their respective outer ends, the stop II on thepole for the evener-bars, the chain-and-rod attachment to said evener-bars, and the pulley O on the pole in rear of the evener and engagingsaid chain, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

- GODFREY J. KAPLAN.

itnesses:

E. W. RICHTER, W. A. DYNER.

